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IN HONOUR OF our anniversary, we spoiled ourselves with an incredible dinner at Atlantis, The Palm. What a place!

Atlantis is a six-star resort located at the tip of The Palm, the manmade island in the Arabian Gulf. With over 1500 rooms, a dolphin bay for guests to swim with the dolphins, gigantic aquarium, restaurants, shops, and Aquaventure water park (which appeared in The Amazing Race), it is definitely a place to see.

Just pulling up in the taxi was an exciting event since we had to take an underwater tunnel to reach it. And stepping inside was like setting foot inside a jewelry box. The floors are exquisite and the ceilings so intricate. I love the handblown glass sculptures and light fixtures.

The aquarium is absolutely enormous, with many of the guest rooms having an entire wall facing it.

There are pretty shops and boutiques, many of them out of my budget but fun to browse through...

And a familiar place to get a cool treat...

We chose Seafire Steakhouse for our romantic anniversary dinner and it didn't disappoint. The decor was warm and moody, the food incredible. What a perfect night with my sweetie.

lisa